Rödel, Gustav-Siegfried
- Date of birth:
- October 24th, 1915 (Merseburg/Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 6th, 1995 (Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Gustav-Siegfried Rödel shot down 98 enemy planes (including 12 four-engined bombers) over the course of 980 sorties.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 19th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 4. / Jagdgeschwader 27 (Squadron Leader 4. / Jagdgeschwader 27)
- Awarded on:
- June 24th, 1941
214th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant
- Unit:
- II. / Jagdgeschwader 27
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1942
Award 1/77
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 27 (Group Commander Jagdgeschwader 27)
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1943
255th Award
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, 2001
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